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Invasive pets are squatters in paradise

An iguana at a resort in Key Largo, Fla. in March. (Kathy Antoniotti/Akron Beacon Journal)

An iguana at a resort in Key Largo, Fla. in March. (Kathy Antoniotti/Akron Beacon Journal)

Former Canton resident Tony Rossetti, who is Assistant Manager at Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, provided this photo of his team holding a giant Burmese python that was found on the grounds of the water plant in Homestead, Fla. The reptile was caught and killed at the facility just north of Key Largo, Fla. (Tony Rossetti/Special to the Beacon)

An iguana at a resort in Key Largo, Fla. in March. (Kathy Antoniotti/Akron Beacon Journal)